Out of sight grill utensils storage device

ABSTRACT

A device for the out of sight storage of grill utensils that consists of a wheeled container with a specially designed ring or insert with dedicated hooks on which the said utensils can be hanged, and made of a variety of materials including but not limited to metals, plastic, or wood, and an additional insert for the storage of spices and condiments.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention refers to a device for the storage of grill utensilsincluding but not limited to fork, knife, tongs, spatula, lighter, wineopener, gloves, in such a way that the utensils are hanged on a ring, orinsert, or liner that is fitted to a separately produced container, thatcould be a specially designed wheeled container or a current model of agarbage container. The hooks can have a variety of shapes and formsincluding but not limited to rectangular and circular, to allow for thesafe, secure attachment of the different grill utensils. In addition, aseparate insert is provided for the storage of the various grillingcondiments and seasonings.

2. Discussion of Background

One of the current approaches to storing grill utensils is by hangingthem on the grill itself on integrated tools hooks as shown on thewebsite of Williams-Sonoma,www.williams-sonoma.com/products/h278/index.cfm?pkey=cOUTGACI and onFIG. 1. This approach has the disadvantage that the tools are exposed tothe elements if the grill itself is not stored in an enclosed space.Some of the utensils such as the gloves or lighter will sustain waterdamaged by rain.

Another approach is to store the utensils in their own carrier. Anexample of a zippered utensil carrier is presented in FIG. 1, from thewebsite of Two Dogs Design www.twodogsdesigns.com/utensils.html. Thisdesign has the disadvantage that it does not allow the storage of allutensils, including gloves and lighters. In addition, unless the toolsare cleaned thoroughly after each use, the zippered carrier will becomeexcessively soiled in a short period of time.

Alternatively, other designs for grill utensils carriers may includeboxes made of a variety of materials such as wood, textiles or stainlesssteel, with or without provisions for glove storage, as shown in FIG. 3from the website of Suemakeover,www.suemakeover.com/Grilling-and-Game-Collection-01.htm. The samelimitations regarding the stringent cleaning requirements apply to thesedesigns, as well as the inability to store the lighting device. Similarcarriers can be found on the website of My Simon,www.mysimon.con/9015-10960_(—)8-27959279.html.

In most cases the grill utensils are stored inside the grill cabinet, ifthe grill has one, on the floor of the cabinet. In this case keeping theinside of the cabinet clean becomes a major chore.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The grill utensils storage device according to this invention consistsof a ring that can be fabricated from metal, plastic, wood or othermaterials, and which has appended a number of hooks of different sizesand shapes, as shown in FIG. 4. The shape of the ring follows thecontour of any garbage container currently on the market and attaches tothe upper side of the can as shown in FIG. 1. Grill cooking utensils canbe suspended on the hooks on the inside of the can. The lid of thecontainer can then be closed, keeping the cooking utensils out of sightand out of the weather.

Alternatively, a plastic of metal insert or liner, as shown in FIG. 5can be used for the same purpose. The liner is designed such as to fitsnuggly inside the container without the requirement of additionalsupport or binders. The dedicated hooks can be an integral part of theliner or can be attached to it separately.

Finally, a whole specialized container can be fabricated such as to meetthe requirements in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 presents a picture of a Sierra charcoal grill with stainless topand integrated tools hooks.

FIG. 2 presents a picture of a zippered utensil carrier.

FIG. 3 exhibits a stainless steel box (left) and wood basket (right) forgrill utensils storage.

FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of ring-out of sight grill utensilsstorage device.

FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of insert-out of sight grillutensils storage device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference being made to the accompanying drawings presented in FIG.4 and FIG. 5, the present invention is addressed to the design andproduction of devices for the out of sight storage of grill utensilsthat consists of a specially designed ring or insert with dedicatedhooks on which the said utensils can be hanged.

1. A device for the out of sight and out of weather storage of grillutensils that can be adapted to existing containers such as garbagecontainers. The grill utensils that can be stored include, but are notlimited to fork, knife, tongs, spatula, lighter, wine opener, andgloves.
 2. A device according to claim 1 that consists of a ring withspecialized hooks of various sizes and shapes unto which said utensilscould be hung.
 3. A ring with hooks according to claim 2 wherein thering can be fabricated of metal, wood, plastic or textiles.
 4. A deviceaccording to claim 1 that consists of a liner or insert that fits intoan existing container without the need of additional support or binding.5. An insert according to claim 4 wherein the insert can be fabricatedof metal, plastic wood or other materials.
 6. A ring with hooks orinsert with hooks or separate hooks wherein the devices are fabricatedby standard shaping processes that include but are not limited to suchprocesses as stamping, casting, cutting.
 7. A specially designedcontainer that includes devices as per claim 1 and that could havewheels.